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U.S. presents proposals for major water cuts on Colorado River

California could receive less water from the Colorado River under a new proposal from the U.S. Department of the Interior to address the river’s sustainability during a 23-year drought.
The draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement offers three alternatives, with "action alternative 1" preserving California's senior rights to the river's supplies, while "action alternative 2" would require water reduction across all states.

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Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other major cities could face huge water cuts in feds' proposed plan to save the Colorado River

The Biden administration on Tuesday released a highly anticipated analysis of the Colorado River crisis that paints a dire picture of what that river system's collapse would portend for the West's major cities, farmers and Native tribes.

1 year ago·Canada

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CNN

Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other major cities could face huge water cuts in feds' proposed plan to save the Colorado River

The Biden administration released a highly anticipated analysis of the Colorado River crisis that paints a dire picture of what that river system's collapse would portend for the West's major cities, farmers and Native tribes.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

Colorado River cities and farms face ‘dire’ tradeoffs with new federal review

The federal review lays out the painful choices facing the American West after a two-decade drought and chronic overuse have left crucial lakes — the water supply for tens of millions of people — dangerously diminished.

1 year ago

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Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and other major cities could face huge water cuts in fed's proposed plan to save the Colorado River

(CNN) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday released a highly anticipated analysis of the Colorado River crisis that paints a dire picture of what that river system's collapse would portend for the West's major cities, farmers and Native tribes. In the draft analysis, the US Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation offers two different scenarios for how to slash water usage should the levels in Lakes Mead and Powell continue to plummet, with…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Newsweek

Biden's Colorado River proposal will cut water to three states

The proposal outlined three options, one of which equally reduced water allocation to three states in the lower Colorado River basin.

1 year ago·United States

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Los Angeles Times

Federal government considers major water cuts to protect Colorado River

The Biden administration has presented options for preventing the Colorado River's reservoirs from dropping to critically low levels over the next three years.

1 year ago·Los Angeles, United States

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